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The forgotten railway turntable being transformed into a new visitor attraction

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Work to transform a forgotten former railway turntable into a visitor attraction is edging close to completion.

Dedicated volunteers began planning to restore Godley Turntable, near Hyde, back in 2014. The site had been left overgrown after decades without use, but with its picturesque location on the Trans Pennine Trail, volunteers were keen to restore it.

Now, after receiving a £45,000 grant to carry out the work in 2017, the work is almost done. Volunteer Charlotte Brocklehurst said: "I think it was forgotten about.

There are some people who were children when the turntable was still in use, and we've heard stories of them climbing up to go and look at it.

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